Ray
in Japanese
嶺
Rei
summit
How Japanese people write Rayレイ
Character by character
Other ways to write Ray
黎
Rei
dawn
礼
Rei
courtesy
About Ray in Japanese
In Japan, Ray is written レイ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 嶺 is read Rei. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 嶺 (Rei, summit).
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How do you write Ray in Japanese?+
Ray is written レイ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 嶺, read Rei.
What does 嶺 mean?+
Character by character, 嶺 means summit.
Is 嶺 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Rei and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ray is written in katakana: レイ.